OMG News! 11/23/09
I haven’t had my coffee yet for the day – I actually questioned myself on whether or not it was 2009 when typing that date. I’m still not convinced…
Anywho – not a lot of news over the past two days, but here’s what we’ve got. Nothing terribly exciting, but read on.
Win Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II Speakers
http://tech.tbreak.com/2009/11/win-creative-gigaworks-t20-series-ii-speakers/
The GigaWorks T20 Series II propels audio enjoyment to a whole new level of acoustic fidelity – over its award-winning predecessor, the GigaWorks T20. This two-way speaker design comes with BasXPort technology, delivering excellent full range audio with rich extended bass, eliminating the need for an actual subwoofer. The silk dome tweeter with woven glass fiber driver produces crystal clear highs with full-bodied midrange for an unrivalled acoustic experience.
XFX GeForce GT 240 Video card Review
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1979_1.html
It has been a bit of a drought for NVIDIA video cards since the launch of the GeForce GTX295 and GTX285 dual and single GPU cards. Their competition has released the Radeon HD 5970, 5870, 5850, 5770 and 5750 that have redefined the performance and enthusiast markets, but NVIDIA has stayed put waiting to unleash their next generation GF100 series on the market. But that will have to wait for another day as NVIDIA is not ready with their Fermi architecture for the consumer market with only some samples out to game developers and internally at NVIDIA.
NZXT Gamma Computer Case GAMA-001BK
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=61
Whether you just need a computer for surfing the web or if you are on a quest to construct the ultimate gaming machine, it all begins with the case. NZXT has recently released a mid-tower case for all arenas: the Gamma. This extraordinarily light case is packed with features normally seen only in high-end (and high-priced) gaming cases, and it brings it all to the table for only $49.99. Benchmark Reviews will take you on a full-spectrum tour of the GAMA-001BK case. NZXT has set a high standard for itself in the performance computing market.
ASUS Radeon EAH5850
http://techgage.com/article/asus_radeon_eah5850/
I hate to admit it, but despite the fact that AMD launched its ATI Radeon HD 5000 series in late September, which included the HD 5870 and HD 5850, we haven’t had a review of the latter card up to this point. Thanks to our friends at ASUS, we received their version of the reference card a couple of weeks ago, and had a blast putting it through its paces. It never ceases to impress me just how much value can be found in GPUs today, and the HD 5850 is no exception.
OCZ DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Series 4GB Memory Kit
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3020/ocz_ddr3_pc3_15000_platinum_series_4gb_memory_kit/index.html
With our new P55 testbed setup, it’s time to see what’s going on in this market and what kind of performance we can expect out of the kits that are currently available. There’s so many advantages to dual channel kits of memory; for starters, there’s the price. With one less module you’re able to save a couple of dollars straight away.
Lian Li PC-B70
http://lanoc.org/review/hardware/cases/2165-lian-li-pc-b70
A while back I took a look at a case from LanCool called the K58. LanCool is a Lian Li company that gives you Lian Li quality on a budget. Today I have the chance to take a look at Lian Li’s new PC-B70 case. This is my first experience with an all aluminum case; I’m excited to take a closer look.
Inno3D GeForce GT220 Graphics card
http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=495
InnoVISION Multimedia Limited is a pioneering developer and manufacturer of a diverse range of cutting-edge multimedia PC hardware products established in 1998 Hong Kong. Our manufacturing operations have been set up since 1990 in Shenzhen, China. In this short period of time we focus on manufacturing OEM/ODM products as well as contracting out extensive production and research facilities to specialist companies. We have accomplished international recognition by PC’s top reviewers as becoming an outstanding success and one of the most fast growing companies in Asia.
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Sata 3 (Sata 6Gb/s) (ST32000641AS CC11)
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1732
The long awaited Sata 3 interface is finally here. The new interface promises to offer twice the bandwidth of the older Sata 2 interface. Currently hard drives don’t challenge the Sata 2 bandwidth unless your talking Raid arrays. More than likely SSD Raid arrays. Seagate estimates that within 2 – 3 years we will need the additional bandwidth that Sata 3 offers but the fledgling technology is here now.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Xbox 360 Review
When Microsoft and Rockstar announced a joint partnership to have exclusive DLC content, the internet basically exploded. The most anticipated game in many years was going platform exclusive, to a degree. And considering that platform was not Playstation, the platform many people see as the one which built the GTA franchise, it was hard for some people to swallow.
